Ruling machine



April 24, 1928. 1,666,989

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UNITED STATES APATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT BROADMEYER, OF HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO W. O. HICKOK MANUFACTURING- COMPANY, F HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A COR- PORATION 0F PENNSYLVANIA.

RULING MACHINE,

Application filed August 14, 1925. Serial No. 59,199.

One of the primary objects of the present invention is to provide novel means of an etl'ective character for lifting the pens from the paper tor exceedingly short intervals in oider that the lines ruled are broken for very small spaces. Another and important object is to provide means that will art as a rake. to allow the beam te return with sutticient speed and yet without jar.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a plan view of a pen beam equipped with the novel mechanism,

Figure 2 is a front elevation ot the same,

lFigure 3 is a rear elevation,

Figure 4 is an end elevation,

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on the line 5 5 of Figure 1,A A

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the line 6 6 of Figure 1,-

Figure 7 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 7.-7 of Figure 1,

Figure 8 is a detail horizontal sectional view on'the line 8 8 of Figure al.,

Figure 9 is a detail sectional view on the line 9-9 of Figure 6,

Figure 10 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 10-1O of Figure 9,

Figure 11 is a vertical sectional view on the line 11--11 of Figure 1,

Figure 12 is a` sectional view on the line 12-12 of Figure 2,

VFigure 13l is a detail vertical sectional View on the line 13-13 of Figure 1.

In the embodiment disclosed, a portion of a front longitudinal railv 14 and a portion ot a rear longitudinal rail 15 of the frame of a ruling machine are shown, and extending across the space between these rails isa pen beam 1G, which may be of any desired character. The front end of this beam has an v angular head 1T, from which projects a. gudgeon 18, and a gudgeon 19fl projects from the rear end of the beam.

The Vgudgeon 18 has rotatably mounted therein the inner `end of a` horizontal screw 19 that terminates in a head 20. This screw is threaded into a box 21 thatis vertically slidable in a post 22. A clamping plate 23,

on the outer side of the box 21, has the cause said plate to coact with the box 21 and grip the post, at the same time also acting as a lock nut for the screw 19. The post is mounted on a slide 25 that operates in a slideway 26 formed in the'top of a block 27 that is fastened upon the front rail 161. The post is in the form of a yoke, and journalcd in the top cross bar thereof, is a screw 29 having a threaded engagement with the box 21 at one side of the horizontal screw 19, as clearly indicated in Figure 5.

1V ith the above described structure, it will be evident that the pen beam has a pivotal support, so that it can turn on a horizontal axis. By loosening the lock nut 24, the screw 1.9 can be turned and the pen beam thus shifted longitudinally of said axis. then the nut 24 is tightened the screw will be locked against turning. Furthermore when the nut 21- is loosened, by turning the screw 2S the pen beam can be raised or lowered, and when the nut 211 is tightened, the box 21 will be clamped to the post in its adj usted position. Furthern'iore by moving the slide 25 in the slideway 26, the front vend of the beam can be moved forward o r back longitudinally of the rail lll and it is adapted to be clamped by a set screw 294threaded through the slide 25 and bearing against the bottom of the slideway.

The rear gudgeon 19 of the ypenbeam 16 has a universal joint connection 30 with a spindle 31 that extends across the -rear rail 15 and terminates at its rear end in an enlarged cylindrical head 32. The spindle is journaled in a box 33 that isvertically adjustable on an outstanding post 34, the portion of the box surrounding the post `being split` as shown at 35, and the sections thereof being connected by a 4tension screw 36. The post 34: is carried by a slide 3T movable in a slideway 38 formed in the top of a block 39 that is fastened longitudinally upon thev rear traine rail 15, the guideii'ay 3S being longitudinally of said rail.. The slide has a set screw 610, by which it canbe held in its adjusted position. The box 33 furthermore has arearwardly extending split. collar extension l11 that surrounds the cylindrical head 32. This collarterminates in a pair of upst-anding ears 43, into one of,y which is threaded a horizontal tension screw 411. that slidably passes through the ethereal', and

portion of the arm, and means adjustably mounted on the actuated arm for engagement by the trip.

3. In a ruling apparatus, the combination with a movable pen beam, of an actuated arm carried thereby, an actuating arm pivotally supported at one end and having a cam engaging element at its other end, a trip pivotally mounted on an intermediate portion of the arm, and a screw adjustably threaded on the actuated arm and having a portion movable to different positions in the path of the trip.

et. In ruling appa atus, the combination with a movable ruling instrumentality, oi? an actuated arm and an actuating arm, a trip on one arm, and a screw having a threaded mounting on the other arm and having direet engagement with the trip.

5. In ruling apparatus, the combination with a movable ruling instrumentality, of an actuated arm and an actuating arm, a trip on one arm, a mount-ing adjustably mounted on the other arm, and a device adjustably mounted on the adjustable mounting in a direction transverse to the direction of adjustment of the mounting, said device co acting with the trip to effect the movement of one arm on the movement of the other arm.

6. In ruling apparatus, the combination with a movable ruling instrumentality, of a movable actuated arm, a movable actuating arm, a trip on one arm, a guideway on the other arm, a head movably mounted in the guideway, and a device movably mounted on the head and coacting with the trip.

7. In ruling' apparatus, the combination with a movable ruling instrumentality, of a movable actuated arm, a movable actuating arm, a trip on one arm, a guideway on the other arm, a head slidably mounted in the guideway, means for adjusting the head and holding it, and a screw adjustably threaded on the head and coacting with the trip.

8. In ruling apparatus, the combination with a pivoted pen beam, ot' an actuated arm -inounted thereon, a swinging actuating arm,

a trip pivoted on the actuating arm, said actuated arm having a transversely disposed guideway, a carrier head slidably mounted in the guideway, means for fixing the head in the guideway, said head having an arm, and a screw threaded through the arm and having a portion movable to different positions in the path of the trip.

9. In ruling apparatus, the combination with a pen beam and means for operating it, of means for vertically adjusting the beam including a vertically movable box on which the beam is supported, an actuating arm pivotally supported on the box and vertically adjustable therewith, an actuated arm connect-ed to the pen beam, a quick action trip mechanism between the arms, and means for swinging the actuating arm.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

ALBERT BROADMEYER. 

